Creating The Project Schedule: Haroon Ul Rashid Ref: Project Management Professional Exam STUDY GUIDE (Kim Heldman

Creating the Project
Schedule
Haroon ul Rashid
Ref: Project Management Professional Exam STUDY GUIDE (Kim Heldman )
Defining Activities
The Define Activities process is a further
breakdown of the work package elements of the
WBS.
Activity list
Activity attributes
Milestone list
Understanding the Sequence Activities Process
The interactivity of logical relationships must

be sequenced correctly in order to facilitate
the development of a realistic, achievable
project schedule in a later process
Scheduling
The process of calculating start and finish

dates of activities according to its relationship
is called scheduling
Sequence Activities Tools and Techniques
Precedence diagramming method (PDM)

Dependency determination
Applying leads and lags
Schedule network templates
Dependency
Dependencies are relationships between the

activities in which one activity is dependent
on another to complete an action, or perhaps
an activity is dependent on another to start an
action before It can proceed.
Type of dependencies
Mandatory dependencies:
Inherent in the nature of the work being

performed on a project; sometimes referred to as
hard logic.
Discretionary dependencies:
Defined by the project team; sometimes referred

to as soft logic and should be used with care
because they may limit later scheduling options.
External dependencies:
Involve relationships between project and nonproject activities.
Dependencies Presentation
Predecessor
An activity that control the start or finish of

another activity
Successor
An activity whose start or finish depends on

another activity.
Concept
Design
Develop
Dependencies relationship
A connection type between two activities is known

as relationship. There are four types of
relationships.
Start to Start (SS)
Finish to Start (FS)
Finish to Finish (FF)
Start to Finish (SF)
Relationship- FS
Relationship- SS
Relationship- SF
Relationship- FF
Driving relationship
In case of more then one predecessor /

successors, the relationship which can
drive is called driving relationship.
A(3)
B(5)
C(5)
Activity lag
Delay of an activity from its successor is
known as lag.
Example: In the case of SS, activity B is
lagging activity A by 2-days
A(4)
+ 2day
B(5)
Milestone
A milestone is a significant event that normally

has no duration.
It often takes several activities and a lot of work

to complete a milestone.
Milestones are useful tools for setting schedule

goals and monitoring progress.
Examples include completion and customer signoff on key documents and completion of specific
products.
Network diagram
Burst
Occurs when a single node is followed by two or
more activities
Merge
Occurs when two or more nodes precede a single
node
Both
Merge
Burst
End
Marge
Burst
PDM network
It is a method of constructing a project

schedule network diagram that uses boxes,
referred to as nodes, to represent activities
and connects them with arrows that show
the dependencies.
ID
Duration
ES
LS
Network exercise
Draw activity network diagram with the
following:
ID
Activity
Dependency
duration
Shower
Dry hair
Fetch car
Iron clothes
12
Dress and make-up
B,D
10
Drive to interview
C,E
20
Exercise
A (3)
0
ID
B (8)
3
ES
11
F (20)
D (12)
0
22
12
E (10)
12
C (7)
0
20
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Duration
LS
Critical path
is a procedure for using network analysis to

identify those tasks which are on the critical
path;
where any delay in the completion of these tasks
will lengthen the project timescale, unless action
is taken.
Critical path is based on two factors:
Longest path
Path with zero float
Critical path importance
How long will the entire project take to

complete?
Which activities determine total project

time?
Which activity times should be shortened,

if possible, or in other words, how many
resources should be allocated to each
activity?
CPM application
The CPM formally identifies tasks which must be

completed on time for the whole project to be
completed on time
Identifies which tasks can be delayed for a while

if resource needs to be reallocated to catch up on
missed tasks
It helps you to identify the minimum length of

time needed to complete a project
Float or Slack
Amount of time that a task can be delayed
without causing a delay to:
i.
subsequent tasks (free float)
ii.
project completion date (total float)
Forward and Backward pass

Forward pass is a technique to move
forward through a diagram to calculate
activity duration.
Backward
pass is its opposite.

These are used to find floats
Forward and Backward pass

Two formula's:
ES (Current) + Duration (Current) = ES
(successor)
LS (Current) - Duration (Predecessor) = LS
( Predecessor)
Two Rules:
Forward Pass:
Use the highest value on a join
Backward Pass: Use the lowest value on a join
Forward pass
ES (Current) + Dur (Current) = ES
(successor)
Use the highest value on a join
A (3)
0
LS
B (8)
3
LS
F (20)
D (12)
0
22
LS
LS
E (10)
12
C (7)
0
27
LS
LS
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Backward pass
LS (Current) - Dur (Predecessor) = LS
( Predecessor)
Use the lowest value on a join
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0
D
0
B
3
8
4
F
12
0
7
0
28
3
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E
12
20
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Creating the Project

Understanding the Sequence Activities Process

The interactivity of logical relationships must

The process of calculating start and finish

Sequence Activities Tools and Techniques

Precedence diagramming method (PDM)

Dependencies are relationships between the

Inherent in the nature of the work being

Defined by the project team; sometimes referred

Involve relationships between project and nonproject activities.

An activity that control the start or finish of

An activity whose start or finish depends on

A connection type between two activities is known

Start to Start (SS)

Finish to Start (FS)

Finish to Finish (FF)

Start to Finish (SF)

In case of more then one predecessor /

A milestone is a significant event that normally

It often takes several activities and a lot of work

Milestones are useful tools for setting schedule

It is a method of constructing a project

Dress and make-up

National Institute of Design and Analysis

is a procedure for using network analysis to

Critical path importance

How long will the entire project take to

Which activities determine total project

Which activity times should be shortened,

The CPM formally identifies tasks which must be

Identifies which tasks can be delayed for a while

It helps you to identify the minimum length of

subsequent tasks (free float)

project completion date (total float)

Forward and Backward pass

pass is its opposite.

Forward and Backward pass

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